⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:22 · BKN 67-69 MIA
- Winner
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a driving dunk
Q4 1:38 · BKN 93-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caris LeVert back court turnover
Q4 0:22 · BKN 97-91 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:50 · BKN 21-27 MIA
- Ties it
James Johnson hit a 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:03 · BKN 91-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wayne Ellington lost ball turnover
Q4 3:57 · BKN 89-86 MIA
- Missed FT
James Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:35 · BKN 89-87 MIA
- Turnover
James Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:28 · BKN 97-91 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 8 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 18 | Blocks | 22 |
